"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
MIMI
without you
the ground thaws
the rain falls
the grass grows
without you
the seeds root
the flowers bloom
the children play
the stars gleam
the poets dream
the eagles fly
without you
the earth turns
the sun burns
but i die
without you
without you
the breeze warms
the girl smiles
the cloud moves
without you
the tides change
the boys run
the oceans crash
the crowds roar
the days soar
the babies cry
without you
the moon glows
the river flows
but i die
without you
ROGER
the world revives
MIMI
colors renew
BOTH
but i know blue
only blue
lonely blue
within me, blue
without you
MIMI
without you
the hand gropes
the ear hears
the pulse beats
ROGER
without you
the eyes gaze
the the legs walk
the lungs breathe
BOTH
the mind churns
the heart yearns
the tears dry
without you
life goes on
but i'm gone
cause i die
ROGER
without you
MIMI
without you
ROGER
without you
BOTH
without you
without you
the ground thaws
the rain falls
the grass grows
without you
the seeds root
the flowers bloom
the children play
the stars gleam
the poets dream
the eagles fly
without you
the earth turns
the sun burns
but i die
without you
without you
the breeze warms
the girl smiles
the cloud moves
without you
the tides change
the boys run
the oceans crash
the crowds roar
the days soar
the babies cry
without you
the moon glows
the river flows
but i die
without you
ROGER
the world revives
MIMI
colors renew
BOTH
but i know blue
only blue
lonely blue
within me, blue
without you
MIMI
without you
the hand gropes
the ear hears
the pulse beats
ROGER
without you
the eyes gaze
the the legs walk
the lungs breathe
BOTH
the mind churns
the heart yearns
the tears dry
without you
life goes on
but i'm gone
cause i die
ROGER
without you
MIMI
without you
ROGER
without you
BOTH
without you
Lyrics submitted by myvelouria
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i disagree with vampyresunset because i think joanne has the by far best voice in the movie but that is besides the point. this song is awesome. but i hate how mimi got back into drugs. it makes me sad